The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-11-25

A ''bslled bu1zard" is a gain cir
culating over Middle and Weat
Tennessee. Owing to the mortality
among cattle, caused By the drought,
he fila a lsng-fslt want.
The Interstate Poultry and Pet
Stock Association will hold their
Sixth Annual Exhibition Of Fine
Poultry and Pet Stock at jackson,
Tenn, Dec. 18th 10 18th. 1887.
The McMinnville Standard is
wrestling with the question whether
NJ easles should be considered sins
gSlar or a plural noun. The dis
ease Is plural when you've got it,
because it's all over yOu in spots.
There, now.
Mrs. d. B. Nichols of Houston
county vowed vengeance on hawk
that was robblng her poultry yard.
She set a steel trap baited with a
tempting pulIet and caught the ma
rauder, It measured four fest five
and a half inches from tip to tip.
AIRS. J. Hamilton. of Newbern,
Tenn, on Tuesday last made mis-
take and gave her little daughter
a tsaspoonful of creosote. There is
a possible chance of recovery tor
the child. The mother is almost
distracted with grief.
We learn that the wheelSrs of
Madison county are taking hold in
earnest of the question eff better
public roads and better public
schools. A move we are glad to
note, and feel that such steps will
bear fruit in behalf Of these vital
questions.
A live pOssum was put in bed
between two campers at ReeIfoot
lake few nights ago, says the Milan
Exchange. When its growls awoke
them, it is said they arose and car
ried off the tent on their backs ike
a whirlwind, and did not stop rum
ming until they we're exhausted, They
don't banker after 'possum like they
did. -"
Maj, J. w. Sparks of Murfrees-
boro says he knew A. r. Parsons,
the anarchist, who was hanged at
Chicago, quite intimately during the
war. He mustered HIM out at the
beginning of the war. Atis Sparks
says that he was regardlg then by
the boys IN the army whs knew him
as a crank. He was one Of the pc,
etry- quoting species, and could re-
peat Hamlet almOst entirely from
memory.
Near Obien station last week
negro lying asleep on the track of
the Chesapeake and Ohio road was
struck on The head by = passing en-
| CINE and hurled into the bushes
twenty feet distant. He get up,
brushed himself off and walked
away none the worse tor the ensoun.
ter. The engine went to the rounds
house for repair:
A negro woman in Pulaski gave
formal notice that she would die At
| Z o'clock Last Tuesday evening.
Early that afternoon, forty or fifty of
her friends gathered at her bedside
and hogan singing, praying and
shouting, with view to givingher
q good serd off. She failed to ex-
pire at the appointed time, but went
OF into a trance, IN which abe still
lies, awaking at long intervals for a
few minutes at a time. The periods
of consciousness are devoted to max
ing square meals.
One of the most tragic events
which ever happened in Obion coun-
ty occurred on Monday near the
Band mill, four miles northwest OF
WilsonvIlle. The facts of the case
so far as at present known, are that
=. Spain, residing near the Band
mill, had a quarrel with Mrs. w. j
Woody. over some teasing remarks
made by the lady. Spain went home
and in an angry mood wrote let
ter to Mrs. Woody, asking her 10
refrain from mentioning his name
This letter was found by Mrs
Woody husband, who Immediately
started TO hunt Spain up Meeting
him upon the road, Woody asked
Spain if be had written the letter,
and being answered in the afirma-
tive, Immediately drew bis revolver
and began firing. The frst shut
struck Spain in the abdomen. and =
second shattered his nOte: the third
shot has not Jet been located. After
firing three shots, WOsdy turned
away, aud going 70 his home, quick
ly packed a va'isa aud diAAp pear
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